connectionStatus (database command)

Definition

connectionStatus

Returns information about the current connection, specifically the state of authenticated users and their available permissions.

Compatibility

This command is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:

• MongoDB Atlas: The fully managed service for MongoDB deployments in the cloud

• MongoDB Enterprise: The subscription-based, self-managed version of MongoDB

• MongoDB Community: The source-available, free-to-use, and self-managed version of MongoDB

Syntax

The command has the following syntax:

db.runCommand(
   {
     connectionStatus: 1,
     showPrivileges: <boolean>
   }
)

Example

To run connectionStatus use the db.runCommand() method, as in the following:

db.runCommand( { connectionStatus: 1, showPrivileges: true } )

Output

connectionStatus.authInfo

A document with data about the authentication state of the current connection, including users and available permissions.

connectionStatus.authinfo.authenticatedUsers

An array with documents for each authenticated user.

connectionStatus.authInfo.authenticatedUsers[n].user

The user's name.

connectionStatus.authInfo.authenticatedUsers[n].db

The database associated with the user's credentials.

connectionStatus.authinfo.authenticatedUserRoles

An array with documents for each role granted to the current connection:

connectionStatus.authinfo.authenticatedUserRoles[n].role

The definition of the current roles associated with the current authenticated users. See Built-In Roles and Privilege Actions for more information.

connectionStatus.authinfo.authenticatedUserRoles[n].db

The database to which role applies.

connectionStatus.authInfo.authenticatedUserPrivileges

An array with documents describing the actions granted to the current connection, grouped by resource.

connectionStatus.authInfo.authenticatedUserPrivileges[n].resource

A document describing the database and, if applicable, collection to which connectionStatus.authInfo.authenticatedUserPrivileges[n].actions applies.

connectionStatus.authInfo.authenticatedUserPrivileges[n].actions

An array listing the privilege actions that the connection has access to for the specified resource.

connectionStatus.authInfo.UUID

The UUID of the current connected client.

connectionStatus.ok

The return value for the command. A value of 1 indicates success.